A remix is taking an original idea and combining the original with a new idea. When someone says remix, I immediately think of music, but a remix can be a song, movie, or podcast. In music a original song is the basis for a new song. I can recall being assigned to teach the students I tutor a song to help learn their math skills and instead of doing the normal song I added a spin on it to make it more fun. By adding additional ideas to the original song it became a remix. Dictionary.com defined remix as an alternative version of a recorded song, made from the original song.
With development of pictorialism at the end of 19th century which allowed scratching and manipulating traditional forms of art. Remixing embodies same method of recombining an original to alternative version. The art of remixing allows many outlets to musicians, artists and creative people who become inspired by other art forms and make it their own.
Reflection #1
A remix is taking an original idea and combining the original with a new idea. When someone says remix, I immediately think of music, but a remix can be a song, movie, or podcast. In music a original song is the basis for a new song. I can recall being assigned to teach the students I tutor a song to help learn their math skills and instead of doing the normal song I added a spin on it to make it more fun. By adding additional ideas to the original song it became a remix. Dictionary.com defined remix as an alternative version of a recorded song, made from the original song.
With development of pictorialism at the end of 19th century which allowed scratching and manipulating traditional forms of art. Remixing embodies same method of recombining an original to alternative version. The art of remixing allows many outlets to musicians, artists and creative people who become inspired by other art forms and make it their own.